Verse:Hmøøh/Swuntsim people

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Adetsib is an Etalocian language; it is a Naquic language like Naquian. It's inspired by (English-accented) Lushootseed.

'abšid = goodbye!

s'abšid = say goodbye

šə = article

-əd = accusative

-ə' = obviate

lə-, xwə-, 'ə-, gwə-, sə-, yə- = 1sg, 2sg, 3sg

dzəpəč šə ʔusaqʷ ʔəsəqʷəb tuǰəltxʷ = the living fish swims in water

łuxvils = mother, təlxvils = father

łu'əq, təlič = woman, man

Phonology

Consonants

Adetsib lost Proto-Naquic ejectives.

Hmøøh/Swuntsim people consonants
Labial Dental Palatal Velar Uvular Glottal
central lateral plain lab. plain lab.
Stop tenuis p p t t k k kʷ (kw) q q qʷ (qw) ʔ ʔ
voiced b b d d g g gʷ (gw)
Fricative s s ł (σ) ɬ š ʃ xʷ (xw) x̌ (χ) χ x̌ʷ (χw) χʷ h h
Affricate tenuis c ts ƛ (ξ) č
voiced dᶻ (dz) dz ǰ (j)
Approximant l l y j w w [L]
  • [L] is an allophone of /l/

Vowels

i u ə a /i ü ə a/

Stress

Always penultimate